TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Tom Brady was released from training camp on Thursday, the first day Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said there was an 11-day planned departure from the team due to “personal issues.”
Bowles added that the 45-year-old quarterback’s practice break was set before camp and Brady would not return until the Bucks’ preseason game in Tennessee on August 20.
“Tom was released today. … He’s going to do some personal work. We talked about it before boot camp started. This time we sat down because he wanted to come in and connect with them during the two-week boot camp he knew he wasn’t going to play in the first two (pre-season) games,” Bowles Bucks said. After finishing . Two days of controlled gameplay. Fighting the Miami Dolphins.
Tampa Bay opens the preseason against the Dolphins on Saturday night. The Bucks will also head to Nashville for two days of practice before their game against the Titans.
Subs Blaine Gabbert, Kyle Trask and Ryan Griffin will share snaps in Brady’s absence.
“The next two games, Blaine doesn’t want reps from Kyle and Griff. That’s something he can handle,” Bowles said. “We trust him. We’re talking about it. It was planned long before boot camp.”
Brady, who resigned in February to change his mind six weeks later, was released from training on Friday – two days after his planned 45th birthday day off – for personal reasons.
Bowles said the level of confidence that Brady will play in the first game of the regular season in Dallas next month is “pretty high”.
“Based on our conversation, I’m not worried,” Bowles said.
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